atters  of  Interest  to  Mexican  Veterans. 


PHOCEKOIXW.S     Or     '; 
MEETIAO     FEBRTAKi 

•i-3,    1S76. 

-i  of  r!i.'  ,Nn:ion- 

sil    Association,    oaltad    in    aee..>'ilance 
with  :i  'I    1>V    tl'- 


tribute  the  in.  da!  badges  in  accord  a  lie  - 
with  the  design  adopted  by  the  National 
Convention,  reported  the  imans  adopt 
ed  to  enable  them  to  fulfill  thin-duties. 
It  was  deemed  important  to  in.ve  ihU 
insignia  of  membership  distributed  b"- 
fore  the  meeting  in  Philadelphia,  in 


vcnti"    of  1^7.1,  was  li  Id  ie.  \V.s-  irder  to  distinguish  members  froiii  im- 


.">t\  of  Fehriary, 
Frt'-nl  nt,  .1     'V    '•  '  snver  'ii   tin- 


;  wlio  would  be  likely  to  assume 
the  character  of  veteians  for  the   sake 


fl  •     •  d    of    ontainii'.ir   privileges   fr 


. 


-    <•  'inpanics  and  the  centennial  :iiith'>ri- 


tives  of  the  army  and  navy)  were  p.'<  s-    tics   at    I'liiladelplna  ; 


,-iit  in  pprson  or  by  proxy. 

THE  SKLUCTIO.N*  OH"   AS  OKATOH 
For  rl:  '  '   be    hi  Id  on  t.he 

July,    at    Philadelphia.    .va> 
..    lei       I'he  coin- 
that    pnrp 


pcrhaps. 

wonKI  cheerfully  extend  conrte-ies  to 
veterans  if  there  was  any  way  to  dis 
tinguish  them.  '1'he  committee  had 
made  arra  igements  with  the  director 
of  t.he  Mini  to  have  the  .lie  engraved 
and  the  medaisstriick  in  that  establish 

ment,  MIHl  had  pel  Hiolll  il  li;e  I'M  —  iili-ul 

' 


,  •    ,    , .     .      n<em,  MOO  nan    H'I  u  mm  u  i  ne  i   M'-IIM-HI 

reported  Hat    ((f  the  United  States  for  a  donati ' 


' 

:.     chairman. 
i      \l  lham  i.    I  -id 

'til     Ken.      K    ib'Tt     I'  11- 

aed     Gen. 
and  b  ith 

of    the    gontlem  n    I.  d    the. 

honor.  li'Spoiid-  lie 

and  tli  Jven    by  the  ti'-si  was 

i.'Uii  of  his  a^e  ;  and,  as   . 
by  ihe  conn  er   declined 

unit  of  his  m  *d  >afy 
On  moiion  of  .Mi.  Yuttmin,  of  V->\ 

OH  went   ini 
.-.  'u.le    to    i.oinin- 

orator,    with    the   understanding 
from  i  -i  eeiving  the 

-  ii'Mih  ••!•  .  'Hid  he 

selected  by  tie-    president    to    deliver 
ation. 

I  itleoien 
.  of  vote;  : 
>hio;  iien. 

Albei  ,      •    •  i-.   and  II.  S. 

•  enmmithie 


captured  cannon  in  aid  of  t.he  enter 
prise,  \vhicli  was  promptly  granted 
The  whole  work  of  c.t  ting  the  medal,-. 
and  amalgamation  of  the  material  was 
left  to  the  superintendent  andcoiuerof 
the  Mint,  wtio  are  presumed  to  under 
stand  their  business  betler  than  the 
commit!,  e.  who  are  not  skilled  in  the 
science  of  m  lallurgy. 

The  other  work  and  the  lahor  of  di-- 
tribntion,  printing,  clerical  labor,  etc  . 
was  estimated  to  eo-t  *J  to  each  appli 
cant  who  cuiild  show  by  a  elear  state- 
nient  of  service  he  was  entitled  to  wear 
the  badge. 

Allicinli.fi-  P-pres-iiting  an  a  -socia- 
tion  in  \ew  York,  moved  that  his  so 
ciety  hi;  allowed  to  t  -ike  such  Mimber 
of  the  medals  as  they  may  di  >iiv,  :it  the 
Mint  cost,  and  have  the  privilege  of  em 
bellishing  them  in  their  own  way  at 
New  York  city,  where  the  engraving. 
&.(:.,  could  he  done  cheaper  and  • 
'f'he  mover  took  tin-  ix'c  ision  to  iisl.il^e. 


in  some  personal  1'ell ,-ei.ions  on  tile  mo- 

•  I  .      I  Hit)        .,,.' 


in  which  they  were  doinu  the  work. 

Secretary  Keiia  lay  Male  I  that  this, 
proposition  had  been  h'fore.  made  to 
the  committee,  who  had,  after  due  con 


.:  vt.  ri>MMrj"ri>;  OF   AKKAM;K- 

MEUTB. 

Col.    \Vm.    I.  ;,  ,    of    Mary- 

''i'"'-  :  I  the  meeting,    showing  sideration!  declined  to'aceeiV  to'  it" oil 

""'   |i;  '""    having    an    active,  the  ground  that  the  badu-e  was   the  i,,- 

of  the  sjirniaof  membership  in  the  National 

ments  of   the    meeting  Association,  and  while  every  soldier  or 

to  be  held  in    Philadelphia,  during  the  sdlorof  the  Mexican  U'ar.'in  local  or- 

ebration,    and     moved  gai  i/,ations,  could  be  supplied  on  appii- 

that  be  authorized  to  cation  and  compliance  with  the  rules 

"IT"  '  Vl.pred.  adopted,  it  was  necessary  tha,t  his  till,- 

l"iit   announced   the  foi-  to  <A«  ftarf^e  ghoaldbuR  matter  of  record 

lowing  a-  the  e,,mnr'  .,,,,1  reference  in  the  National  As-ocia- 

sehley,  chairman,  riou.   to    avoid    imposture.      If  an    e.x 

Biltiuiore,    Maryland;  ception  were  made  in  favor  of  thi-    -,,- 

Baltimo)*;  defy  (which  embrace.-,   a    very    limited 


(jen.  U.ien   B-cyie;   Baltimore 

Col. 
Klot/.-  •  ink,  Pa. 

KKI'OKT    (>y    FIN,\\ 


\^m..l.    m,  -inbershii)— most  of  the  gallant  N-w 
Robert     York  veterans  who   served   in    .\b 

having  withdrawn  from  it,  it  is  stated) 
the  result  would    be   that   every   oilier 
,  Treasurer,    and    :'^ "niilt.io11  i'"'";  ""»">  "ould  Imve  just 

Commlftee,  made   ^^  "f  complaint,  and  then  would  be 
.,t.  si,  ,wh,g  re- : '".'  -"l"'r:l1    reewd   "{    8«"-TlTOM   any- 
ceijits  i  i  I iy  tin-  Finance 

i."»s  :     Total  re 
from 

i "olina  ;  $25  ' 

from  Khodc  l-'and  :  s"J5  fio'ii  N'cvada; 
\Ve-t    Virginia  ;   fit)   from  i 
irom    - 


'lf 


,  ,.     .      . 
of  the  ha;l^;  as  a  memento 

,  consUted  in  its  emai 


ftis.lo  ;  10  from  Illinois; 

825  from    ;,.  fro.n    (  'o!.ir.<do  ; 

SI""  f  -sly  -10  from 


Mil-  :  iilitures     to      dale. 

W16..;.  •'    in    hand    of  Treas- 

urer, 


and  it  had  been  ])afented  under 
s  of  the   United  States  by  the 
ct    the    association 
spurious  imitations.     The  cem- 
had    used   their   hot  judgmni  t 
in  the  matter,  with  the  hope  of   general 


a 
mittee 


approval,  ami  the  most  llatterii: 
monials  to  their  zeal  and  energy  under 
r  of    unpaid    ;Ul.V<'7;.  circumstences,    had    been    re- 
billson  „ ,'„„„    (;(''VIMi  ''•".'"    g«-ntlemen_  whose 

asked  :  Committee    firi'  h'-"!n(';l1-  "''•siding  in  all    pai 

,    State-  had    "'"'  '•"'»""'''  «>««'.«•>•         lie  exce, 

mostly  eonflned   to  one  or  two 
individuals  of      tin- 


.  ;. 
I'le  from    tin- 


com 


miUee  apputiHed   to   prepare    and   dis- 


-New 


association  (Who  did  not,  how 
ever,  represent  that  Stale  in  Mexico) 
who  have  been  .chronic  fault-linders 


•utli  everything  done  by  the  oilicers 
'I'om  the  beginning— fomenting  dis 
cord  and  endeavoring  to  throw  obsla- 
cles.  in  ttleir  feeble,  way,  totlie  onward 
maicii  of  ihe  vast  column  of  survivors 
who  have  joineil  the  National  Organi 
sation  and  sustain  ir  by  their  cheerful 
contributions,  or  good  words  at  least. 
The  .Secretary  did  not  propose  to  halt 
:n  his  iii-ogre- s  and  go  down  to  their 
brain  level  to  ascertain  the  motives  of 
ilie.-e  growlers 

Considerable  discussion  ensued,  re 
sulting  in  the  almosi  unanimous  en 
dorsement:  of  tin:  entire  action  of  the 
Kadge  Co;innitfe."  in  eveiy  particular. 

KAILROAD    FARKS. 

The  Secretary  read  the  correspond 
e;:ce  hail  with  nilroad  companies  rela- 
i.i\\'  to  transportation  of  veterans  to  and 
f.om  the  ('eiitennial.  which  was  refer 
r»'d  to  the  Committee  of  Arrangements. 

HOTEL  AT  KNCAMPMENT  GUOUNDS. 

The  See''-  tary  al.«o  reported  that, 
'.nth  a  view  to  aid  the  Committee  of 
Arrangements  in  their  labors,  (the  con 
vention  of  last  year  not  having  delegat 
ed  power  to  any  one  to  make  definite  ar 
rangements.)  lie  had  solicited  parties  to 
he  ready  wiln  proposals  when  the  dele- 
gales  assembled,  and  that  Col.  James 
i'l  :, -.',  propri-tor  of  the  Imperial  Ho 
tel  in  this  city,  ha  1  submitted  an  agree 
ment  to  go  :o  Philadelphia  and  erect, 
on  the  encampment,  grounds  to  be  set 
apart  for  the  veteians,  a  mammoth  can 
\ci>  tent  lor  hotel  purposes,  in  which  lie 
would  furnish  meal-  ton  cogni/edmem- 
!>rr-  of  !h  •  a-sociation  at  the  moderate 
rate  of  ONKIJULLAK  PKU  DAY  for  each 
man.  and  will  furnish  as  good  food  as 
e:i!i  be  had  in  the  nitrket.  ills  h.ll  of 

fire  to  be  as  follows: 

• 

BREAKFAST. — Fish,  beefsteak,  mut- 

lon  ch.ips,  liver  and  bacon,  veal  cutlets, 

1  .  liai.i  a, id  <-ggs,  fried  p./  . 

1  iked  potato's,  bread,  tea  and  coffee. 

DlX.N'KH. — Sou;}    or   chowder,    fish; 

-Beef,  veal,  mutton;   Hulled. — 

'I  mgue,  cor.nbe.ef  and  ham;  Vegetables. 

-Potatoes,    cabbage,    rice,   succotash. 

i  cans,  pickles.  \c.    Pastry. — Puddings, 

p.es.   t\.c. 

Srt'i'KK.— Cold  meats,  beef  steak, 
v-al  cm  lets,  (ried  potatoes,  tea  biscuits, 
p;ain  bread,  crackers,  tea  and  coll'ce. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned. 


THE  PENOING  BILL  IN  THE  HOUSE. 

In  the  early  part  of  February,  1'rcsi- 
di  nt  Denver  and  Secretary  Kenadaj 
c.  lied  oil  th"  lion.  (i.  W.  Hewitt,  by 
i:  vitalion.  and  submitted  such  statistic? 
a.-  had  b  •(!  n  collected  at  the  headquar- 
ii  s  of  the  association  in  .support  of  the 
n  .'inorial  In  fore  i  'on^res>. 

Dn  theiittiiof  February,  llon.Cold- 
>i  lirh  \V.  Hewitt  of  Alabama,  from  the 
(.'  jimnittee  of  Invalid  Pensions,  report 
ed  the  following  bill,  with  a  favorable 
ri  por'.  -iili>iantiai!y  Ihe  same  as  that, 
n  ade  by  the  minority  of  the  committee 
o  last  session,  which  was  published  in 
c-ir  proceedings  of  the  convention  of 
V  'bruary  22,  187."),  on  pages  15  and  Hi. 


A  bill  granting  pensions  to  certain 
M  Idlers  and  sailois  of  the  .Mexica'i, 
F  orida,  and  the  Black  Hawk  wars,  and 
i;.  rtain  widows  of  deceased  soldiers 
a: id  sailors  of  the  same. 

1'iiiK-hii  hi/  the  tfr.no fe  'inii  House, 
•j  ,  That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior 
!>  .  and  he  i^  hereby,  authorized  and 
directed  to  place  on  the  pension-roll 
the  names  of  the  surviving  officers  and 
el  !i-ted  men,  including  militia  and 
v<  luntcers  of  the  military  and  naval 


Berries*  of  the  United  Slates,  who 
served  sixty  days  in  I  he  war  of  eighteen 
hundred  and  forty-six  with  Mexico,  or 
in  the  Florida  war  or  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war  thirty  days,  and  \vcre 
honorable  discharged,  and  to  such 
other  ollirers  and  soldiers  and  sailors 
as  may  have  been  personally  named  in 
any  r<  solution  of  Congress  for  any 
specific  service  in  Paid  war,  all  hough 
t.tieir  term  of  service  may  have  been 
I  ss  than  sixty  days,  and  who  shall 
subscribe  an  oath  to  support  the  Con 
stitution  of  the  United  States  an..!  the 
surviving  widows  of  such  officers  and 
enlisted  men  as  were  married  prior  to 
the  discharge  of  such  officers  and  en- 
li.-ted  men  :  Provided,  That  such 
widows  shall  not  have  remarried. 

SEU.  '2.  That  this  act  shall  not  apply 
to  any  person  who  is  receiving  a  pen 
sion  at  ihe  rate  of  eight  dollars  or  more 
per  month,  nor  to  any  person  receiv 
ing  a  pi  nsion  less  than  eight  dollars 
per  month,  except  for  the  difference 
between  the  pension  now  received  and 
eight,  dollars  p>  r  month.  Pensions 

:  under  this  act  shall  be  at  the  rate  of 
eight  dollars  per  month,  except  as 
herein  provided  when  a  person  is  re 
ceiving  a  pension  of  less  than  eight 
dollars  per  month,  and  shall  be  paid  to 

i  the  persons  entitled  thereto  from  and 
after  the  passage  of  this  act,  for  and 
during  the  term  of  their  natural  lives. 
SEC.  H.  That  before  the  name  of  any 
person  shall  be  placed  on  the  pension- 
roll  under  this  act,  proof  shall  be  made, 
under  such  rules  and  regulations  a.s 
the  Secretary  of  the  Intel  ior  may  pre 
scribe,  that  the  applicant  is  entitled  to 
a  pension  under  the  provisions  of  this 
act ;  and  any  person  wdio  shall  falsely 
take  any  oath  required  to  be  taken 
under  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  b.- 
guiltyj,)f  perjury;  and  the  Secretary. 

tlFTtlterior  shall  cause  to  I),-  strick 
en  from  the  pension-roll  the  name  of 
any  person  whenever  it  shall  appear, 
by  proof  satisfactory  to  him,  that  such 
name  vas  put  upon  such  roll  through 
false  and  fraudulent  representations 
as  to  the  right  of  such  person  to  a  pen 
sion  under  the  provisions  of  this  act. 
The  los;  of  certificate  shall  not  deprive 
the  applicant  of  the  benefits  of  this 
act,  nnt  other  proof  of  services  per 
formed  and  of  an  honorable  discharge 
shall  he  deemed  snllicient. 

SKC.  I.  That  the  provisions  of  see 
lions  twelve  and  thirteen  of  t.he  act 
entitled  "An  act  supplementary  to 
•An  act  to  grant  pensions,' "  passed 
.Inly  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  an  1 
sixty-four,  and  of  sections  two.  three, 
and  foin  of  the  act  entitled  "An  act 
supplementary  to  several  acts  relating 
to  pensions,"  approved  June  sixth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-six,  shall 
be  applicable  to  the  pensions  granted 
by  this  ;!:•(.;  but  no  law  now  in  exis 

:  tence  which  in  any  way  conflicts  with 
the  provi-ions  of  tins  act  shall  be  ap 
plicable  it>  the  survivors  of  the  wars 
above  mentioned,  or  be  so  construed 
as  to  deprive  them  of  the  benefits  of 
this  act. 

SKC,  .">.  That  this  act  shall  notapply 
to  person-  under  politi"al  disabilt.ies 

Head  twice,  committed  to  the,  com- 
IDlttee  of  the  whole,  and  ordered  to  be 
printed. 

The  members  of  the  committee  are 
Messrs.  GI  "X'e  A.J.-nks,  Pennsylvania; 
ilohn  ('.  li.i.'.'by,  Illinois  Bcnj-unin  \V"d 
son,  West  Virginia  ;  A  M  151iss,  New 
York;  <;  '.V.  Hewitt.  Alabama;  A.  V. 
Kice.Ohio:  Jesse  J  Yeates,  North  r.ir 
olina:  -ier  miah  M.  Knsk,  Wisconsin; 
Clement  11.  Shmickson.  New  .Jerae>; 
W.  .}.  Pin-man,  Florida;  and  ,1.  H, 
Kaincy.  So;iih  Carolina. 


3   JMO.VTII.V    I..YTK4 


Ht%.  Kraveis  hen:  in  \\V: 


On  the   nrd  of  March,  H-.-,     I!    f     information 
Riddle   ot 

following  bill,  which  I- before  t,.  ''  "f  tlmttime.lt  app 

mittee  on  Military  At:  haci  mwundersto 

by  the  c'omii!  i-hor- 

A  Bill  to  authorize  the  Secretary  of    itie«  *-ii*Ui"  medals  without  the 
tht-  Treasuary  to   pay   to  offl'-< 
soKli.  i  in  tin-  war  with 

the   three   m.. nth-'  ex  ra   pav  provided 
for   by   the    net    of    July    nit. 
eighteen  hundred  and  fort\-ei 

He  it  enacted  by  the  >  Him"'. 

c.,  That  tlie  Secretary  of  the  Tiva-nry 


iio«  belong  to  a  foreign  power,  an  I  tue  direc 
tors  anil  oflK-erg  of  our  compmy   h 
,  l:i-l   of  this   opportunity  ol  making  rec  -ga  • 

tion  of  tt.eir  .--  i  \ . 

FRANK  S.  BOND,  Vice  Prc-o't. 
i    appeal   to 


- 

[he   Stale-  of    Iliinol,     Ind  a:m.   Iowa, 
:il.  North  Caroliun  and 


the   name  of  \\ 
die  had  to  he  ,_•  it   for  the 
'Mr.  11  ml  arrangements  mai..-  with 
The  >\ork 

is  now  in  a  fair  \\a\  to  supply  members 
with  very  little  delay. 


lluntiiioion  -mm   i;u, 

Col.  I).   K.    Smitli,    V.    1'.   of  North 
('arolin  i.  writes  thai    he  ILL-  ni.ide    a- 


remain   d  until  the  hr.  aking  out  of  the 

wi  i-n   !h-  •  he   iv- 

.  Wa-liing:o(i,and  ten.!,  r  i'  his 
in, -i!-    with   ihe   railroad     c ....„-, ,Q   Mf    Ull(.()|ll 


he,  and  he  is  herel-y.  dm 

any  moneys  in  the  TIVJI  un  not  miier 

wise  appropriated,  to  pay  to  officers  and 


KV<  AM1»>IK\T     GROUND-*. 

On  i  nioiii  I  Win 

Loui-  SJilev,  chairman  of  Connciltee 


.".'  !.ll:"  ^"."  f"r 
nmderlnsjurisdiclon. 


'""    »urvlvi 


i        «  I  l-    '.I  IHI  K*    '  '*  VHV     bill  W      UWMkl  1^3       i  . 

L  pav  provided  for  bv  tin-  ';1"g  J1"'1  "'"  CU'"P  -"'"".•'  Il>r  'K 

nlni  ieenlh.  eighteen  hnmr,  "'    if  Mexican   \\ar 

-eight,  in  all  SIRC-S  upon  the  pr*  Vftenfl*    will    \.w   f,ee   uj 

.i.e..  .  j  „                    ....:.i i...f  within  modrrutu  di-tance  oi  the  Cen 


orably  discharge* i.  '  the  three  mouths' 

extra  i 

July  til 

forty 

sentatlon  of  satisfactory  evidence  that 

said  extra  compensation  1ms  no;  been 

previously  received. 

The  act  of  July  la,  1848,  (which  was 
repealed  in  1870)  to  which  tiie  forego 
ing  bill  refti-s,  provid.-s  that  (.iflct-rs. 
non-commi-sione.l  officers,  musicians 
and  privates,  engaged  in  the.  military 
i-ervlce  of  the  United  State.-,  an  1  who 
have  seived  out  the  lerm  of  tlc-ir  en- 
gagement,  or  have  been  hoi.onri 
charged:  And  flrst,  to  tlie  wfdowg; 
second,  to  the  children;  third 


within  inin;  •  i/ice  of  the 

tvnnlal  ground--  uiii. 
railroad.  Tiie  details  of  the,  eeiemo- 
nl  -  for  tin-  4ili  of  July  an;  n-  \ct  uii- 
decided,  but  the  associition  will  not 
be  I'or-rotteij  when  the  programme  is 
made  up. 


TRANSPORT  AT  ION. 

Colonel  b.jhiey  iil-o  writes;  "  Gov. 
Buwie  will  attend  to  tran-j -01  tatio.i 
iiom  VVa-lib.i>ion  by  the  Bihimore  & 
Potomac  Railroad  (oi  which  n-.-i  I'r.-.-i- 
dellt.)  als  to  Philadelphia  for  lh 

parents,  andfonrth,  to  the  brothers  and  erans  here  [Baltimore.]  The  commit 
sisters  of  such  who  have  been  killed  in  tee  will  select  i.ol.  Pierce  of  tho  Imj.e- 
the  battle,  or  who  died  In  .-enie  ,  or  ,-m  hotel.  a'..l  are  trying  to  see  what 

who  having  been  honorably  dlschar- !  privileges  we  can  get  for  him,  I  tak- 
tfed,  have  since  died,  or  may  hi  reafu-r  I  it  for  grunted  they  will  1»  liberal.  *  * 
die  without  receiving  the  three  n.onth.-'  Will  go  to  Phil  ideJphU  a-  BOOM  a-,  l-'i- 


pav  herein  provided   for,   shall  be  en 
titled  to  receive   three   moi.th.s'    extra 


A    DBWEBVBD   < OHPI.1M  K.\  r. 

I  caunot  forego  the  pleasure,  lu  thi- 
connectiou,    of  repnhhsliing   il 
Joined  arlicle  from  tho  I'lnttc  City;  .I/,.  ; 
lit  oi  .March  'i — which   pa] 
!  al  the  head   i.f  it-  colum 
name  of  the.  worthy   Piv-ldeiit   of   our 
Association  as  its  oondldate  for   t're.- 
ident  of  the  United  State.*       It   will  !>e 
read  with  interest  by  our  comra 
showing  the  antecedent-  of  the 
gentleman    who    has    Served    u.      flu- 
leader  in  the  movement,  in   which  we 
are  now  engaged   from   the  beginning 
of  the  agitation 

GSSN.     DENVER. 

The  National   l>i:iuocralic   Convon- 

ilo  i  nas  been  called  to  as-emblu  al  St. 
Louis  on  the  27th  day  of  June  u 
select    ean.li.iai'--    for    the    otlice.s    of 
MI      -ii, d    Vic:  Pl'e.-ldent   i.f   tin 
United  Sta  .  -.   n.d    we  think  ih 
has  now  arrived  for  some  e.xptvs.-.iouoi' 
opinion  by  the  press  of  the   c -mnlry  as 
to   the    mo-t    suitable    person,    to    b  ; 
chosen  for  these  hign   po-iiio.is.      U  e 
tlierefore  to-day  give  expression  to  our 


maueui  >usr^.-,ion*  are  received  from 


-etieral  H'auley.      He  refei-s  to  us  all 

P*y.  'in  Mexican  war 

1 1  tmvc  no  means  of  Judging  wither  t  m»wx-l  >'  ( •  rans- 

this  Just   law    will  be  revived  atii; 

session,   but   comrad«-s  who   have    i                National  Association  ill  the 
already  leeeived    their  three   inoiitl,-                  and  to  the  l.-r-nl  organi/ 
extra    pay,   or    the   widow.-  <  r  oiln-i    as  the  railroads  have  ilxed  that  them 
heirs  of    di  ceasf-d  soldi. 'rs  of   the  . \Iex-    -elvc.-.      I.,n;ii  />•,  •  •   he  ir.r  thrtn 

lean  war.  will  be   supplii-ij  wiiii  blank    «>"•  commit/-  tkeir  ovn 

forms   of    application    by   applying  to  %  ken.  anil  i  hey  should  not  rely  altogether 
the  undtTbigned,  and   authorizing  nim    on  the  tommittee,  but  htlji  themselves. 
to  file    tlie    claim.      Tho-.-                    r«     You  had  li  •!  icr  l.-t  ail  matters  re.ating 
dljcliarged  vfttr  July  19,  1848,  ai^    iiji-    to  tho  meeting  com.   10  the  commiitec 
pOifd  to  have  received  their  i-xtia  jav:    |Tli''  x  -  "(-'ui- 

but  many  of  tlie  voln                     h-irgeii    \vm   I.oii:.-S<;ldey.  chairman.  &c., P.  0 
In  1840  and   '47.  have  never  made  ap-    Uo.\  5I&.  P.^-'mop-.  Md.;'j 
plication,  and  will   be  entitled    to  the  


in    l)-l  alt    of 
an -i-   and    was   ap|  , 
liii^.t  'ioi-Gi  in  nil.and  comman  lc<!  for 
a  tl  lie  in  K  ni--i  .  com- 

I  the  8d 
She  man's  dm-Itm,  ai  my  of  th,-  Ti-nn 

em  c. 

1  Hiring  hisearecr  In  this  capacity,  no 
oft!  -er  of  the   l-'edci-ij  Army  ua-  m'-re 
•  able   for  le  iloe.-«, 

a-  humanity  HI,.. 

•    •  .1  to  h  in. 

'"•"Ii  tile-  -tead.  and  i-:i!  :  cst  A(l- 
of  universal  amnesty,  nvid   the 
cultivation  of  the  m«<\    friendly  rela 
tion  between  ih> 

He   i.s   now   1'vlng  nt    \Vi!mln<tron, 
Ohio, largelj  the  hoiioiMijIi- 

ptireiii!.  of  farming,  and  Is  cnui  to  bo 
the  most  i-el  -uionniprouiislng 

^.-r"  In  (lie  Wiioie   \'- 
He  is  also  Pri-sid    n!    of   the  Mrxlcntl 
Vet   ran  A-s  .<  laiion,  Compo-'d  of  the 
survivors  of  the  war  with   '•'<  x'co,  and 
is     now    ea:n.,-ti  !     wilh    Ilis 

upou  the   atti  n- 
lion  oi 

'ing  to  HI  tu  soldiers 

p  is-lng   away,    the 

irilling    -i,iM'ned    of    •  cusioii     which 

badlv   nee  I.  and  all* 

admit  !y  entitled  to. 


We  say  again  here  1-  a  IIIMII  of  <oitnd 
rerord  nixjn  whom  North  and  South 


e.hoiee  and  hoist  at  our  mast,  head,  and 
give  to  our  fellow  citiz  nsof  the  Uni: 

ihe  name  of  a  man  well  km-w  ',  n-id  presented,  as  he  is  by 

it,  let  him  IK-  accepted  by  all 

olive  bnineM    of    peace   • 


throughout  the  \Ve.-r,   and    grwuiy  I  , 
loved  bv  the  per,,,  h-  of  Plati,-   ejiinty, 


pay,  if  the  bill  passes.] 


IMPOUTASfT  TO 'I  HE  SiXMOKTIIS 
V»LI7.V1  EER«. 

In  thp  cOiirsie  of  ni>  experienco,  I 
have  found  a  nutuljcrof  the  vnhmteori 
who  served  under  tlie  first  call  for 


fFrom   Waihinffton   Republican,  March  81.] 
M,   XIC>:V  VKTKtlAKS, 

Free  BKIe*  to  I  lie  Centennial. 

At  Ihe  solicitation  of  Mr.   A    M.   Kensday, 
!-y.iMi«  M.[lon»l   \BsoclHit.i.iof.\lox- 
ir   n  Wnr  V^t.-riii-.  ^tiiiutor -i     H.    -MMVi-y,  of 
Texns    o  'Inn  .)   W.  1  hroe.kmor  «n, 

elean 


^ 


troops,  atid  who  were   m  isiereo  out  at    "'  i  from  thmt  State,  mac 

ibi.  I'lul   nt    thri.u    inf.  0111:18      >     Scolt 

IHe,".'  '     the  .,m<!iT-  of  the  Tex^i    I'-ciHc     nail 

to  be  Ignorant  of  the  fact    tlml  the  law    i  ompnnv  in  iKh.H  of  tin-  survninit 
of    Man-!)   3,    1855,    t;avc   to  them  .vho  may  il  sire  to 

Mr-res  arliiiliontil    to   tin-     I" 
roecivi-d  widi  their  (ii- 
who  have  not  applied  forth 
warrant,   .should  make   earK    applica 
tion,   as    the   Di-paitment    has    r,  e..m- 
mended     to  limit    the    time    at    which 
such    applications   shall    be    ree.  ived. 
Blank  forms  will  be  furnished  in  mi  m-    di 
bers  on  ajiplir-alion  to  the  nmler-i^ni-d. 


where  for  many  year.-,  he  resided. 

(ten.  Denver  wa«  borti  n.  ar  \Vln- 
chesi.-i-.  Virginia,  but  removed  wle-n 
quite  young  to  Ohio,  whe.i,-  he  afti-r- 
•>-.ards  married.  From  Ohio  he  came 
to  this  county  where  he  resided  until 
the  breaking  out  of  the  Mexican  war. 
when  In-  i.ti.-ed  a  company  in  this 
\icinity  having  been  appointed  n 
lain  by  President  Polk,  ami  with  hU 
company  joined  the  army  of  Gen. 
Scott,  -er\iug  to  the  end  of  the  war 
with  credit  to  himself,  the  entire  tails 
faction  to  his  officers  and  men,  and 
greatly  beloved  by  his  own  company. 
At  the  close  of  the  war  be  retu. 

•m:ty.  wiioe  he  remainod  until 
tin  1 1.  by  the  d.;.-hc  then  so  wid. 
lliro'igliout  tiie  West  to  visit  the  then 
Lew  found  i.l  Dorado  which  hi.s  own 
exi-riious  and  th  Be  of  hi,  bra\e  co.ri- 
panions  had  contributed  as  pan  of 


harbiugei  ot  •_•  .H|  will  iru  to 

our  now  i1lstractc.il  country. 


A. 


panions    had    contributed    as    pan  of  j   J-'  '" '' 

i  ien  .  Sen.  i '-  ar.ny  in  recently  winning  i 
Irom.Mr-x.eo.   and   joining    a  party   of  |  ' 


ADVI;I;I  i  - 

M    KEVADAY  re-i^ctfully  nn- 
nomices  10  hi-   i  I    the 

••:d  :  he  linsi 

ueMofATTORyUTI  01'  DIE  I'ROS- 
IOy  OF  01  AIMS   i:i    the  De 
partments    0?     t!».     i  ...v-rl]ili6lit     anrl 
be  ore  tin1  -  of  '-our 

Having  had  ov.  r  six  years' 6Xperienc« 
.aut.-i  as   an   EX 

A.MtNER  OF   Cl.AtMS.  (from   which  I  <• 
I't.-ig.  ed  in  187-!,  !!)lci,.!-hi-ii 

record  for  diici.-ncy   mid    lideli  y.)  he 
•  bear  in  his  ii".v    Vo 
••.'  \\  ith   tin;   rietalls  of  ihe 
n-ine^t  of  an  Anorncy  tha!   will  ren- 
ler  him  n-efn)  to  -do  him  :he 

.  rust  their  io    his 


1tl.,i  i-,,,!  ,<j 
Miroh  M.  which  will  lie  »r«tiryins   i, 


Hon.S  B 


irom  ..le.xieo,  a,,o  jmi.uig   a  ;  ffldal  connection  with  the  mfm- 

arventnro.-eompanton-   O,I:H,  ,o,;v:,  ,     M      , 

with  them   acroH-   ihe   pUlna  to    '  ••' 


r>»  and  Han.  J.  W.  1 

•  :    t  run  in  r»'i:r-ipt  of  your  cok-«, 
March,  with  reference  t-.  tin- 
vr  ti  inns  of  ih  'l«alr«us 

'Hl-^  '.ill-  ri-ii:i.hiii:.l    ceii-bl-ati.in. 
nm  hni  j>\r  :o   lie  «tie  to  iniorm   you  th  it  on 
n  1-1  frnii:  i.  .-  preimenl  of  the 
nl    tlin  iiunilif-r  of  ihr-.-e 
-nl-li,  r,    Ih:  t    inlrn'l    vi-it:n(?    1'lilln- 


ifornia  amid  hardships  too  well 

,-i    oi  i  by  o  n    Ae.-tein  p.-opleto  reijnire 

description  at  our  ha 

Aftir  his  arrival  in  California   (Jen. 
:  was  juccesslvr !..  i  ati  --Dnator, 

aiy  of  Mate,  ai.rl  in  I1*.".  I.  v.  a> 
elected  t'r>  tlie  Con^res-.  of  the  Uniiud 
States 


v\  ar  \ 

Mm   to  be 
of    valuable    :is,i-t  nice    io    ilv-    i 

clients  in  .-{  the 

WHBKEAB00T8    i)F    SURVIVING    COM- 

-    Ill   order    to    .-ludile     ;l  Oiii    to 
iheir   identity.       Witho'i 
the    merits   rif  his   com. 


THE    MI.I»AI.   BADGES. 

The    delay  in    delivering   t..e   mcilal 

bmdires  to  applicants  requires  explana-    'ir-phm,  »n<i  wiu-n  t»i-y  wiil'p; 
tion     The  Chcnlaisw-eieno,  , nail   dto    | 

memben  until  the  Secretary  >aw  tin 
order  of  tlie  itinctor  of  the  tiii,t  writ 
ten  and  mailerl  to  (hi-  sA&eriutenilent 
at  Philadelphia,  t  pruceni 
the  work  It  was  siipposiil  that  nr)t 
more  rhuti  a  week  would  elap-c  t.--fon- 
khev  would  be  ready  for  tW;  workmen 


asfllin.'l.  o! 

that   tnc  v.-tirans  will  <  omr-  .n.  t..- 
..-iii'.i|\:    hut    il   -n.-li    in   not   the   in- 
ii-uti.  n,  on  a  proper  cer  iflr-atc  of  mcru' 
from  ihr-  pr---  i-,inttun. 

I    II  In-  fur-MD-lli  ll    for    :ill    Vi-ti-l 

uii-inol  the  Aip.vicnir  >\.u  ort-r  our  li:»c<  an. I 
return      We  fu  ly  apprcrintc  the  fact  IhaS  but 
for  [he  valor  of  Ibon  old  gol-Jiers  thu  i  • 
Ibrouirh  whicii  onr  line  of  road  uaaaea   no&td 


.•lmini~ira:ioM  •  t  .  "/inV       s  ' 

,r,u;n,  > 

ay±&T 

him    in    wliich   all    paities  A.   M.  EENADAT, 

heartily  joi  525  Six  h  St.  X.  W. 

The  beautiful   city  of  Denver,   the  j  Lock  Box  37. 


